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Volunteer Benefits

The FCS Foundation values the time and talent of our volunteers and, in turn, we offer
the following:

• Professional and social networking • Ability to impact the lives of those
• Ability to learn and develop battling cancer
new skills • Means to support an organization
• Platform to share your skills you believe in
and talents • Annual volunteer recognition

• Ability to gain work experience celebrations, and ongoing
and enhance your resume recognition programs

• Atmosphere to build self-esteem
and self-confidence

Tax Deductions

Several tax benefits may be available for volunteers under the general charitable
contribution deduction of the Internal Revenue Service code. Volunteers may deduct
“unreimbursed, out-of-pocket expenses directly related to the service given to a
charitable organization” if they itemize their deductions on their tax return. Therefore, if
you wish to claim these deductions, it is important to keep accurate, written records of
out-of-pocket expenses. The value of your time and/or services is not tax deductible.*
Examples of expenditures that volunteers can deduct include:

• Public transportation costs • Automobile mileage
• Parking costs and toll fees • Cash contributions
• Telephone bills • Non-cash contributions of

• Supplies purchased to perform property
volunteer duties

*For more information about tax deductions, please refer to IRS Publication 526.

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